An impressive play was made during a recent game between the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees.
With Detroit leading 5-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning, left-hander Tyler Alexander delivered a pitch to Yankees outfielder Billy McKinney, who lined it straight back to the mound.
Luckily, Alexander was prepared and made a remarkable play, showing off some superhuman reflexes in the process, catching the line-drive for the final out.
On Twitter, MLB posted a video of the highlight, which shows Alexander barely having enough time to react and snare the ball, ending the inning and helping Detroit preserve their lead.
Cat-like reflexes from Tyler Alexander! 🐯 pic.twitter.com/2fmP2gcgji
— MLB (@MLB) February 28, 2023
The Yankees ultimately came back to win the game by a final of 8-5, scoring six unanswered runs to take the lead.
Still, these were some impressive reflexes shown off by Alexander.
In the caption of the tweet, MLB called them “Cat-like reflexes,” which fits for a moment featuring the Tigers.
The left-hander caught the ball behind his back, making a back-handed grab to secure the out.
Often times, pitchers are injured on come-backers.
Sometimes, a ball may hit the pitcher in the arm or leg and cause a significant injury.
Sadly, we far too often see come-backers hit pitchers in the head, which makes for some scary moments, so it’s always impressive when a pitcher is able to hold off the line drive and make a grab like Alexander did.
After the grab was made, Alexander appeared to be completely unscathed and unfazed by the event and walked straight back to the Tigers dugout.
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